Complementary Medicine

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- Americans spent $33.9 billion on alternative medicine - 3.3
- Tai Chi may reduce fibromyalgia symptoms - 2.7
- Does ginkgo biloba affect memory? - 2.6
- GSK and Pfizer to create a new HIV company - 2.6
- 38% adults and 12% children use complementary and alternative medicine - 2.3
- Acupuncture eases chronic low back pain in SPINE trial - 2.2
- Good sleep and less stress better for weight loss - 2.1
- Parents still using pediatric OTC cough and cold medications - 2.1
- Glucosamine, chondroitin no better than placebo in osteoarthritis - 2
- St. John's Wort helps patients with major depression - 2

Complementary Medicine articles

Americans spent $33.9 billion on alternative medicine
Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) over the previous 12 months, according to a 2007 US government survey.

Parents still using pediatric OTC cough and cold medications
A new survey conducted in March 2009 by Harris Interactive® and commissioned by Bionorica shows that while 90% of parents claim to be at least somewhat knowledgeable about the level of effectiveness and the possible dangers associated with over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold products for children, 62% still give these products to children when they are experiencing cough and cold symptoms.

38% adults and 12% children use complementary and alternative medicine
Approximately 38 percent of adults in the United States aged 18 years and over and nearly 12 percent of U.S. children aged 17 years and under use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to a new nationwide government survey.

St. John's Wort helps patients with major depression
The herbal medicine St. John's wort appears to work just as well as some prescribed antidepressants for treating patients with major depression, a new review finds. However, patients in German-speaking countries might experience the best benefits.

1 in 20 breast cancer web pages features inaccuracies
In an extended analysis of Web pages dedicated to disseminating breast cancer information, researchers at two University of Texas institutions in Houston have determined that while most breast cancer data found online was accurate, one in 20 breast cancer Web pages featured inaccuracies and sites displaying complementary and alternative medicine were 15 times more likely to contain false or misleading health information.

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